Rams vs. Seahawks: Final Game Grades and Player Analysis

The Seattle Seahawks did not play their best football against the St. Louis Rams, but they won 20-13 to finish the season 11-5.

Seattle used a late touchdown run by Russell Wilson and a victory-sealing interception by Richard Sherman to get by the Rams and head into the playoffs with a perfect home record and a five-game winning streak.

Let’s take a look at the Seahawks’ final postgame grades and evaluations.

Wide Receivers

Rice was targeted once and ended the day with zero catches. In addition, he was flagged for an illegal formation play in the fourth quarter.

Not exactly a solid afternoon.

Granted, Rice may have been targeted a few more times had Wilson been given a few more seconds to work, but in the end Sidney looks very meager in the box score.

Golden Tate: A-

A very solid day for young Mr. Tate, as the acrobatic receiver pulled in three balls for 105 yards.

The jury is still out on whether Golden Tate is a long-term solution at wide receiver, but he was Wilson's favorite target against the Rams and he had a couple of nice grabs, including a long 44-yard reception.

Offensive Line

Appeared to be a solid game for the Pro Bowl center, but perhaps he could have helped the right side a bit more.

J.R. Sweezy: C

Sweezy struggled against the St. Louis defensive line all day.

Breno Giacomini: F

Not a good game for Breno. He surrendered several sacks, and could have given up more.

Overall, the offensive line did not have a great day. The Rams were hungry, and they were constantly in the backfield. Seattle settled down a bit later in the game, but the right side especially had a tough day.

Linebackers

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Malcolm Smith: B-

Smith did adequately in place of the injured Leroy Hill, though Steven Jackson did run right over him in the third quarter. If Sam Bradford's arm isn't coming forward, Smith has himself a defensive touchdown.

Bobby Wagner: B-

Not a big tackling day for Wagner, but generally a good performance. Led the team in tackles.

K.J. Wright: B-

Wright's holding call gave the Rams a first down in the third quarter, but generally speaking Wright played a nice game. Bradford did seem to target the middle of the field quite a bit in this game.

A mixed performance for Washington. Runbacks was adequate, but nothing particularly special. Early in the fourth quarter he caught a ball deep in the end zone and decided to run it back. He made it to the 15, and probably should have taken a knee.